All Blacks 2026
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
I dont see the rush. They key is to get it right. ABs dont play til July. Whilst it may be disruptive to Super the AB role takes more importance.
Neither do I.
All the HC candidates are already employed, and probably more important, all the assistants they’ll be wanting are as well.
Guna take time to work thru all of that; who they can get, and who they can’t.
All the current Assistants are still in place.
NZR don’t really give an F about SR; pulling coaches out of that comp half way thru, won’t bother them in the least.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
I'm also sceptical of the statement "They were all told to give bad reviews etc and that’s how it all started."
I'm hoping our All Blacks have a little more spine than that!
Very sceptical, all sounds extra "gossipy."
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2026:
Even in jest some of the crap posted on here is getting extreme
I really have to keep checking it's not a women's knitting circle who have had their forum closed down for being too stupid.
Yeah, women are really stupid.
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I wouldn’t discount sauce from chchfanatic.
He’s provided plenty of stuff over the years which has been shown to be legit. In this case, I don’t buy the part about Paps, we’ve even seen that reported in the media, but I’m prepared to buy that there will be some truth to other parts of what he has been told.
It sounds incredibly toxic if that is what is being said.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2026:
I wouldn’t discount sauce from chchfanatic.
He’s provided plenty of stuff over the years which has been shown to be legit. In this case, I don’t buy the part about Paps, we’ve even seen that reported in the media, but I’m prepared to buy that there will be some truth to other parts of what he has been told.
It sounds incredibly toxic if that is what is being said.
That's just Christchurch for you , the place they used to abuse All blacks who weren't from the area!I would always discount what chchfanatic posts after that post.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2026:
I wouldn’t discount sauce from chchfanatic.
He’s provided plenty of stuff over the years which has been shown to be legit. In this case, I don’t buy the part about Paps, we’ve even seen that reported in the media, but I’m prepared to buy that there will be some truth to other parts of what he has been told.
It sounds incredibly toxic if that is what is being said.
chchfanatic has sources close to the people involved,He has been spot on when quoting his source most of the time..
All very well for some people to bag his post who don't know where his sources come from they would look stupid if they knew. -
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
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@chchfanatic said in All Blacks 2026:
I haven’t read the last week or so posts. But this is what I’ve heard. Still rumours but from a very reliable source.
I don’t think the Dalton rumours are true.
Ardie is the main instigator behind all of it.
Not sure if it’s well known in the hurricanes area. But ardie likes to play around. Something happened on tour somewhere and razor found out. He gave him a right serve and Ardie took offence to it and it all started from there. Ardie only hangs with who ardie wants to hang with. Kava session in his room and no outsiders. They were all told to give bad reviews etc and that’s how it all started.
How it led to the sacking I don’t know.
Again just rumours and may not be true.this is my new truth and i will not be talked out of it
I'm totally on board with 95% of it, but I'm not prepared to accept that the Dalton rumours are false.
I'm also sceptical of the statement "They were all told to give bad reviews etc and that’s how it all started."
I'm hoping our All Blacks have a little more spine than that!
Yeah, I could only see one or two quite junior and non-influential people in the team falling for that.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris there's also the factor that the sources (or where those sources are getting their info from) may not exactly be objective either.
That is true.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:
Yeah I can't really buy the whole thing, perfect story to try and make Razor the hero. Plus it's just a bit too Yankee movie drama for me.
I could see how elements of it might be true - or based on true events. Like, I can totally see Ardie being a bit of a ratbag (have heard some things myself about that), and I can also see him and Razor having some disagreements about various things along the way. But the whole thing put together in this context and as the reason for Razor's axing seems a bit of a stretch.
Edit: And let's not kid ourselves that there wouldn't be several guys in every touring squad - players and coaches - out there sampling foreign delicacies.
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In the shock of a century there are rumours of big personalities and guys playing away fixtures.
Whether it comes down to guys being caught out for rooting around, holding invite only kava sessions or not going to Codie's 100th test drinks; it is clear the clique culture got a bit toxic and wasn't conducive to a high performance environment.
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2026:
it is clear the clique culture got a bit toxic and wasn't conducive to a high performance environment
Yeah, and that's probably the real story as far as Kirk is concerned. The so-called culture coach allowed this toxic culture to fester - or could do nothing to stop it.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2026:
I wouldn’t discount sauce from chchfanatic.
He’s provided plenty of stuff over the years which has been shown to be legit. In this case, I don’t buy the part about Paps, we’ve even seen that reported in the media, but I’m prepared to buy that there will be some truth to other parts of what he has been told.
It sounds incredibly toxic if that is what is being said.
chchfanatic has sources close to the people involved,He has been spot on when quoting his source most of the time..
All very well for some people to bag his post who don't know where his sources come from they would look stupid if they knew.I have no doubt he does have sources etc, a few of us have some. But spreading gossip that suggests someone is playing around is I suggest just that gossiping and not caring about families etc of players. That's not rugby news, just salacious gossip, not caring who get's hurt.
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@allblackfan2 said in All Blacks 2026:
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2026:
@chchfanatic
So the rumor is basically Ardie is a wife cheating, cliquey, devious backstabber.you missed 'manipulative and petty'
Not necessarily great leadership traits , I hope it’s not the case.
Do we seriously think David Kirk would have been fooled by a scam like this? Does Ardie have all of the management staff in his pocket as well? Sounds far fetched to me. Doesn't mean to say it isn't true
